DC Boundary Stones Bike Ride – 2nd Annual

@scoot 94886 wrote:

Thanks for the info. I’m planning to give this a try with my road bike. Looks like the short bit on the Towpath is the only dicey spot surface-wise.

Do you know if I need to pack water/food for the entire day, or will there be stops to top off a bottle along the way (before DC Brau at least)?

I think that you should bring supplies for the entire day, as I certainly will just in case. I think any stops other than DC Brau will be on an individual basis (stopping to run into a store to get food/water or for bathroom breaks) with the individual catching up to the group which will likely be multiple groups that get separated by traffic lights.

They posted the directions they used last year, and it looks like this year’s are very similar (save for the start/finish point obviously). Here is the link they posted: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/boundary-stone-bike-ride

@bikesnick 94893 wrote:

The ride will be clockwise again?

Yes. Starting at Jones Point Park, the Alexandria/Arlington portion of the ride will be done first.

It was a fun ride, and for the second week in a row I found myself on a 60+ mile bike ride requiring groups of people to navigate using printed directions (last week it was the 50 States Ride). I found that my experience of riding to the boundary stones last year really helped with finding some of the stones since I knew where many (not all) of them were and could point them out easier (i.e., I had already spent the extra time trying to find most of them last year). Haha, I had to explain to many people that no, I was not one of the organizers of the ride! I did like riding in a group when on some of the less cyclist friendly roads like Route 7 between Fairlington and Skyline, East-West Highway, and Kenilworth Ave as there really is safety in numbers.

The DC Brau stop was just the thing that was needed to get through the last part of the ride, as it helps to lessen the pain that your legs are feeling on all the hill climbs that make up the SE leg of the ride. That said, it was still a challenging ride, and I ended up riding 80.4 miles in total for the day. Legs are sore this morning, but it’s that satisfied “I spent a whole day doing something I love” kind of soreness

I had a lot of fun on this ride with everyone especially Rod and scoot. For anyone who’s thinking about doing this ride next year, if you can survive the 50 States Ride, you can do this ride, too!

P.S. – Nice pics, Rod! I look forward to seeing the rest of everyone’s pics including scoot’s pic of the north boundary stone that was being taken concurrently with yours, Rod!